General
Basic Info
- Name: Ashley Codner/ Tamoy Singh/ Lauren Creary
- Organization: Jamaica Environment Trust
- Survey date & time: 26th November, 2018, 8:10pm
- Beach: Dunn's River Falls and Park
- Other names:
- Location: Ocho Rios, St. Ann
- Latitude: 18.4154
- Longitude: -77.13736499999999
- Beach length: 0.00 km
Beach Basics
- Fishing beach: No
- Fish vending: No
- Commercial activity level: Low levels of commercial activity (1 - 5 vendors/stalls/business places)
- Swimming/bathing beach: Yes
- Protected area: Ocho Rios Marine Park
- Opening hours 8:30am to 4:00pm
- Busiest day of the week: Wednesday
- Attendance on typical days: More than 100
- Attendance on busiest days: More than 100
Beach Management
- Beach type: Public beach (government owned, with access to the general public, with or without an entrance fee)
- Property owner: Urban Development Coorperation
- Owner contact
- Name:
- Phone: (876) 974-4767
- Mobile:
- Email:
- Property manager: St. Andrew Development Company
- Manager contact
- Name: Jomo Pitterson
- Phone:
- Mobile:
- Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Management arrangement: Employee
- Community organization:
- Website & social media pages:
- Website: http://www.udcja.com/dunns-river-falls2
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DunnsRiverFallsandPark
- Twitter:
- Instagram:
- Permits:
Features
Fees & Facilities
- Entrance fees: Adults: US$23.00/JM$1,000.00
Child (4-12): US$15.00/JM$500.00 - Changing room: Yes
- Running water: Yes
- Toilet: Yes
- Parking: Yes (more than 50 cars)
- Food & Drinks: Yes - both food and drink
- Cooking: No
- Pets: No
- Facility costs: Locker - Single: US$8.00 or JMD equivalent at Bank of Jamaica's daily exchange rate
Locker - Family: US$10.00 or JMD equivalent at Bank of Jamaica's daily exchange rate
Activities & Behaviour
- Activities:
- Swimming
- Leisure boats/yachts (drop anchor/moorings/dock/tie up)
- Craft/souvenir shops
- Vending (craft)
- Land-based sport (football, volleyball, etc.)
- Family environment: Yes
You can bring your own food.The beach is clean and the sea is calm. Persons can have privacy because the beach is large. - Alcohol: Yes
- Smoking: No
- Parties:
- How often: Once or twice per year
- Party days:
- Weekends only
- Harassment level: 0
- Illegal activities: None
Environment
Structures & Dwellings
- Settlements: None
- Offshore structures:
- Groyne
- Pier/Jetty
Animals
- Domestic animals: No domestic animals are on the beach.
- Sea turtle nests: No
- Sea turtle poaching: No
- Wild animals: John Crows Crabs
Vegetation
- vagetation coverage: About 80% coverage
- Categories of vegetation:
- Beach vines
- Trees
- Names of vegetation: Seaside Mahoe
Hibiscus
Breadnut Trees
Breadfruit Trees
Sea Grape Trees
Almond Tree
Bamboo - Vegetation clearing: No evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
- Seagrasses
- Sargassum issues: 1
Sand
- Sand color: Dark Brown
- Sand texture: Fine
- Sand dunes: There are no sand dunes.
- Erosion:
- Other
Utilities
Water Management
- Sewage & wastewater: On-site sewage/wastewater treatment plant which discharges into the environment
- Sea pollution:
- Water monitoring: Yes
- Drainage:
- Not applicable
- Drainage state: [""]
Waste Management
- Garbage bins: There are 7 bins available.
- Cleanliness: Scored 5 out of 5 for cleanliness.
- Fish cleaning: Fish are not cleaned on the beach
- Responsible for garbage: Beach Manager Staff/Caretaker
- Garbage management:
- Garbage collection by NSWMA
- Composting
- Garbage collection: More than once per week